Groom Leads Pack to Win in Five Set Thriller at Clemson

North Carolina State University Athletics

11/8/2026 5:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

CLEMSON, S.C. – Fifth-year middle blocker Sophie Groom posted 13 kills on 17 attempts with a .647 hitting efficiency to lead the NC State volleyball team to a 3-2 win over Clemson Sunday afternoon.

The win marked the 19th over the Tigers in program history, and sixth five-set match won this season.

Set-By-Set Summary

One: NC State opened the match strong behind an effective attack distributed by Eva Long and key early kills from Clara Vondran, Sophia Groom, and Britni Silver. The Wolfpack hit .222 as a team while taking advantage of late Clemson attacking errors to build a lead and close out the opening frame…